Tammannie Nocturne (new scan) by DavidEMartin
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
I'd posted this a while back, a scan of a color photocopy. That version had some unfortunate moire patterns in it. Here's a new copy based on the negative I finally found.
(Digression Content: Tammannie was based on a model in Lee Brones' 1990 "Pro Techniques of Artistic Figure Photography: Success Through Simplicity". In the days before a simple web search could bring you hundreds of usable nude reference images, one had to search for art/photo books that, if you were lucky, would yield a dozen useful shots. Brones' book turned out to be a treasure both in terms of useful images and, more importantly, as an instruction book. I liked his simple, practical, AFFORDABLE techniques, a refreshing alternative to books that would have the reader hire a half dozen hopefully bisexual models and head to the Caribbean or Mediterranean for a week or two.)
(Not that the latter wouldn't have been fun if I could have afforded it.)

Comments (4)
excellent work!!:)
I love your paintings David. I'm so glad you found a negative so that we could fully enjoy this great image of yours. ps: Sign me up for the model trip! ;o]
This is still one of my favorites!!!
Excellent, fantastic work !!!